I consider myself very lucky to have met this beautiful family. It's a very small family consisting of a son & his mother but beautiful all the same. His mother is unfortunately disabled and is unable to help out with the household work leaving her son as her only support. He works very hard but they are heavily reliant on food banks for their day to day groceries & meals. Through Anika Food Charity (Beauty with a Purpose Project) I try and help as much as I can. Sometimes one small kind gesture can reach deep wounds that we never knew existed in others.
#beautywithapurpose#missengland#missengland2019#charity#helpothers#foodbank#donate#elderly#food#foods#kindness#giving#compassion#empathy

The Malayalee Association of the UK, otherwise known as MAUK, hosts an event every year in honour of International Women’s Day. Every year I get asked to perform Kathak (Classical Indian dance) however this year, I accompanied Dr Hena Vijayan and spoke about the effects of depression and suicide and I shared my experience too. It was nerve-racking for sure, addressing an Indian audience that are known to brush the topic of Mental Health under the rug, but to my surprise, the reception was beyond incredible. Our presentation captured the audience, they were engaged and they were listening. It was astonishing that we were applauded several times throughout our talk and the feedback we received afterwards was great. This was the first step to breaking the silence and stigma surrounding mental health in the Indian and Malayalee community. Lastly I would like to say that it was beyond a privilege to talk alongside Dr Vijayan who is an amazing woman and child psychiatrist! #mentalhealthawareness#mentalhealth#missengland2019#missengland#missworld#beautypageant#beautywithapurpose#misslondon#beautywithapurpose#internationalwomensday#feminist at MAUK

I am so excited to finally announce that I will be returning to the @missenglandnews contest this year to compete in the South East Semi-Final!! This year's South East Semi-Final will be taking place on Sunday the 23rd of June at Pontins Camber Sands on the East Sussex coast where 10 lucky ladies will win a place in the Miss England 2019 grand final!
I am also delighted to introduce my official sponsor for 2019, the @b2chalfontclinic in Buckinghamshire who I will be working alongside to encourage a better and more proactive attitude towards looking after our physical and mental wellbeing. We have some exciting things in the pipeline for the next few months so watch this space!
As a Semi-Finalist, I am proud to be raising money for our two chosen charities, Beauty with a Purpose and PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide. Over the last five years, I have raised over £7,500 for Beauty with a Purpose and over £2,000 for the Mental Health Foundation who I travelled to China with last year, as mental health awareness is a subject very close to my heart so I am honoured to now also be working with Papyrus.
I cannot wait to get back to what I love doing the most, continuing to use my title to talk about mental health awareness and to promote the Miss England Contest which has given me so many opportunities over the years.
BRING ON YEAR 6! 😱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Time for a full and frank conversation about social media’s responsibility towards vulnerable children. We put Instagram on the spot about images of anorexia and self harm which it had promised it would take down. Watch Jason Farrell’s report on @skynews from 10pm tonight. And a huge thank you to the brave and beautiful #missengland Alisha Cowie for speaking out so eloquently

Did you know the definition of Indirect discrimination? ‘Indirect discrimination happens when an employer has a policy or way of working that puts people who are married or in a civil partnership at a disadvantage.’ - Equality and Human Rights Commission. Under the Equality Act, there are nine protected characteristics, marriage and maternity being two of them. The discriminatory rules put in place by The Miss World Organisation are not only against common sense but also could be viewed as a violation of law.
#righttobeamother🌎
#equalityact#missworld#singlemom#mothersday#motherhood#missengland@missworld
Amazing illustration by @dinamata🧡